Mission essential fitness: Comparison of functional circuit training to traditional Army Physical Training for active duty military

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1125-1130

  Heinrich, Katie M ^a   Spencer, Vincent ^b   Fehl, Nathanael ^a   Carlos Poston, Walker S ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOLDIER;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867533206     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00143     Document Type: Article

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